The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-21
Baseball Notes.

Base-Bau Notes.
Arson weighs 2lO pounds
Umpire Jerry Sullivan is an expert piano
player
1t is said that Tom Deasley is training himself
for pitcher.
AL Reach is making tour of the Internationa,
League cities.
Sporting Life: Boston seems to have Jonah
in Indianapolis.
President Young says that ex-umpire Quinn
may be on the staff again.
The manager of the Lynn club has refused to
sell Ternen to Indianapolis
Manager Phillips says Pittsburg is $11 900
ahead of this time last year
President Day is opposed to any consolidation
of League and Association teams.
Western League umpires receive $40 per
week They pay their own expenses.
One-armed Daily wears a specially designed
wire protector for his hand while at bat.
At Charlottesville, yesterday. the Champaign
club defeated the Charlottesville players II to 5.
The Boston and Detroit players consider Ew-
ing's appointment to New Yorks captaincy a
mistake
Hardie, formerly of Chicago, now with La
Crosse, bad a thumb broken by foul tip few
days ago
Campau would be a member of the Detroit team
next season.
The Sporting Life saws that the Indianapolis
directors have been negotiating for Elmer Eos
ter. of Minneapolis
A New York paper suggests little detective
work for the New York club. It seems to have
done the Phlladelp5ias some good
1t is reported that the Pittsburg management
is about to join Detroit and Washington
in their protest against Phil Powers.
Amos Cross, the Louisville catcher ia still
without engagement The deal with Won der
Abe fell through because Cross is said to have
asked Tor too much salary.
Louisville has three protested games on hand.
In this respect she leads all rivals. One is with
the Brooklyns, another with ST Louis and the
third with the CiDcinaatis.
Bob Barr has been signed to pitch for Roches-
ter during his months vacation, beginning next
Monday. He holds position in the Patent Of
fee at Washington, and refused several offers to
pitch for League teams.
There is some talk of the Athletics securing
Peltz, Southern League player. He played
with indianapolis when it Association
club aud wos then considered a good fielder and
more than an average batsman.
The New Workers. have bought the release Of
Geuber, of the Hartfords. He was considered
the best pitcher in the Eastern League. Last
he pitched for the Newburyports and
Lynns in the New England League.
President Stearns gave utterance to an i'm
portant opinion few days ago. 1t to the
effect that the Detroit club would not tolerate
the unjust guarantee system another year. 1.-THE
club Will come out even the present season."
said Mr.. Stearns. But we don't propose to
main tain firht-cass club simply for glory.
Everything points to the probability that the
American Association will return to the percent
age system next season, and unless the L eague
does SO / am of the belief that three League
clubs will 60 to the Association. Won der Abe
can't stand the guarantee business. 1t is ridic-
ulous on its face. Clubs like the Browns and
Detroits go East and draw from S.. 900 to $10,-
900 into the treasures of the Eastern clubs, and
receive beggarly 500 or 1925 per game / think
the best way out of the difficulty would be the
one-league plan. 1t would be big stride in ad-
vance"